Leveling guides

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AndyR2

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Lyndeborough, NH
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Kubota L5030HSTC
I am in the process of removing a good sized bank of material from one side of the house and filling other areas. Short of taking the time to survey and mark grade stakes, is there anything that I can use on the backhoe or tractor to give a quick visual reference? Almost toying with the idea of finding a fairly inexpensive (but bright enough) laser level and putting it on a gravity gimbal near the operator's station on the BH. Or am I reinventing the wheel?
 
   / Leveling guides #2  
a length of clear flexible tubing and colored water in it. Water will always find level.
 
   / Leveling guides #3  
Takes a good eye and a lot of seat time. There are guys that have run a machine for years and still can't do I'm half ***** at it, but not to bad.
 
   / Leveling guides #4  
Get off of the tractor a lot and lay down a 6 foot level. Everything looks different when you are in the seat compared to when you are standing on the ground.
 
   / Leveling guides #5  
A couple stakes, with level twine between them.
 
   / Leveling guides #7  
RV level on a flat spot near your seat.

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Bruce
 
   / Leveling guides #8  
RV level on a flat spot near your seat.

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Bruce

I’ve seen folks use torpedo levels on bigger excavators and back hoes. If the machine (typically at the controls) is level, you can use a curled bucket to sweep a pad and verify level.
 

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